Somerset's R. C. Mums 
NEWER VARIETIES See Regular Listing for Prices 
White Cloud. Oct.5. Large pure white decorative. Improves 
Avalanche in flower quality, plant vigor, and frost tolerance. 
Recommended for garden culture and pot plants from April 
15-Oct. 15 flowerings. 
Horizon. Oct. 5. Pure white int. pompon. Whiter and more 
double than Chris. Columbus. An important early cut flower 
or landscape variety and pot plant, April 15-Oct. 15. 
Vesta. Oct. 25. A trim white button pompon for summer and 
early fall flowering. Best during the long day period of the 
year June through August. 
Freedom. Nov.5. Intermediate pure white single. Outstand- 
ing for spray formation and flower substance. Recom- 
mended for Aug. and Sept. cloth house, and May through 
Nov. in the greenhouse. 
Whitetop. Nov. 5. Int. pure white decorative. Vigorous 
growth habit. Recommended April through Nov. in the 
greenhouse, and Aug. through Oct. in the cloth house. It 
fills the need for a pure white pompon in the greenhouse 
during the spring months when Encore is difficult to flower. 
Silvercrest. Nov. 25. Small white formal pompon. Markedly 
improves the appearance and quality of Snowcrest. Well 
adapted for flowering Nov. through March. 
Talmeda. Jan. 5. Int. white pompon. Improves Revelation. 
Just about the latest white pompon. Good form and sub- 
stance. 
Moonlight. Oct.1. Int. yellow pompon. Short compact growth 
habit. Suggested for borders and pot plants from April 15- 
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Sunstone. Oct. 8. A soft yellow spider or spoon type flower. 
A novel and attractive garden flower and spring pot plant. 
Sweepstake. Oct. 12. A small formal yellow pompon. A cut 
flower variety with production, flower substance, and dur- 
able foliage. 
Arlora. Oct. 15. Large, soft yellow, closely incurved flower. 
Very good substance; flower 3”-31,” in diameter. Good 
spring and fall pot plant. 
Goldfinch. Oct. 25. Small golden yellow button pompon 
with excellent flower quality. Withstands high temperature 
well. An outstanding competitor of the variety Sunup for 
spring, summer, and fall flowering. 
Ordalia. Oct. 25. Deep golden yellow, semi-incurved dec- 
orative. Size 3”-3l/,”. Excellent keeper. Very vigorous and 
bushy growth. Blooms in the garden in Oct. A large pot 
plant disbud. 
Sunuyp. Oct. 28 Small deep yellow pompon. A little smaller 
than Gold Coast and larger than Pixie. Hardier and more 
durable than Gold Coast. A good producer which with- 
stands high temperatures and heavy cropping better than 
Gold Coast. Recommended June through Sept. Sharp uni- 
form response. 
Sauterne. Oct. 30. Int. intense yellow single. Very uniform 
response tolerating a wide temperature range. Improves 
the production, petallage, and quality of Yellow Halo and 
other existing yellow daisy varieties. Recommended May 
through Oct. in the greenhouse, Aug. through Oct. in the 
cloth house. 
Illini Wampum. Nov. 25. Beautiful, bright yellow anemone 
with greenish yellow cushion. Very satisfactory growth and 
production and a good addition to the winter flowering 
program. 
Corsair. Dec. 12. Large yellow pompon. Outstanding for 
quality, vigor, and production. A “best’’ for Oct. 15-March 
15 in yellow pompons. 
Sunrise. Dec. 20. A yellow pompon best described as a late 
Gold Coast. Sunrise is not sensitive to low night tempera- 
tures. A better growth habit than either Yellow Snow or 
Golden Anniversary. 
Buckeye. Oct. 8. Int. salmon bronze pompon. Dwarf, com- 
pact, very sturdy growth. Striking new color well suited to 
the garden and Mother's Day pot plant program. 
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Calumet. Oct. 15. A rawhide bronze pompon similar in 
color to Mrs. DuPont but of superior flower quality for cut 
flower purposes. Very fine for the spring crop in the green- 
house, the earliest cloth house crop and the garden. 
Jetfire. Nov. 5. Int. flaming red decorative. A color that holds 
even in high temperatures. Well adapted for spring and fall 
pot plants grown either as spray or disbud. Outstanding in 
the cloth house. 
Firegleam. Nov. 10. A fiery orange int. decorative. An out- 
standingly brilliant color that holds beautifully. Is fine in 
pots with partial or no disbudding. 
Barbara Fuller. Nov. 10. A dark coral red anemone. Dwarf 
compact growth habit. Excellent for flowering as a pot plant 
in Oct., Nov., and Dec. 
Rubaiyat. Nov. 20. Velvety red int. formal pompon. Un- 
equaled for Oct. through Christmas flowering. Improves 
Christmas Greeting in color, form, and production. 
Illini Redwood. Nov. 25. Int. red pompon. Hard, durable, 
well formed flower. Fine red pompon for Thanksgiving and 
Dec. 
Red Minstrel. Dec. 13. A sport from Br. Minstrel with a lively 
red glow added. This color is easier to use than that of Br. 
Minstrel. A quality pompon for Nov. and Dec. 
Fairyland. Oct. 15. Int. decorative; lively pink color. A low 
temperature variety that improves Carolyn Yosick; also a 
spring and fall pot plant. 
Citation. Oct. 15. Int. pink pompon. In color and growth it 
improves Queen of Pinks. A pot plant disbud. Recom- 
mended April through June and again in Oct. One of the 
best late garden varieties. 
Parisienne. Nov.5. Int. shell pink single. This variety grows 
and flowers satisfactorily at all seasons where Shasta is 
satisfactory (late March-Nov.). The color is as close to true 
pink as exists in the chrysanthemum. The favorite pink 
single to rotate with Brocade and a color far better than 
that of Reward. 
Criterion. Nov. 8. Int. pink decorative with a vigorous, com- 
pact growth habit. A new and valuable year round pink 
pot plant variety. Almost the equal of Bonnaffon DeLuxe 
in pink. Also a fine cut flower variety for spring and fall. 
Best grown disbudded. 
Humdinger. Nov. 10. An int. to large formal pompon. Color 
has been described as a luminous violet purple. A perfectly 
ideal pot plant type of growth habit. An interesting disbud 
pot plant for fall, winter, and early spring. 
Illini Formal. Nov. 23. Int. rose pink pompon. Flowers for 
Thanksgiving. Very novel form that should be popular. 
Imp. Pk. Minstrel. Dec. 13. From a designer's and retailer's 
standpoint, this is the best of the Minstrels, Its color re- 
sembles that of Pink Dot and it does not deteriorate rapidly 
with maturity. The shade and tone are both right. Minstrel 
has form and substance; Imp. Pk. Minstrel has form, sub- 
stance, and color. 
Lynda McLane. Dec. 25. A late pink pompon with a growth 
habit that does not run into blind growth and a color that is 
highly acceptable. A much needed variety for the late 
natural crop. ' 
Silver Queen. Oct. 25. White Fuji mum. Better stem than 
Rayonnante. Important in the spring and fall program. 
Crystal Queen. Nov. 10. A sport from Orchid Queen that 
improves Jean Elizabeth in clarity of color and compactness 
of flower. 
Snowline. Dec. 10. A large showy white flower. Form of 
flower resembles that of the Pocketts and Helen Frick. 
Delaware. Nov. 8. A large semi-incurved reddish bronze 
standard. An outstanding pot plant for fall, winter, and 
spring. The growth habit and the color make this the 
number one bronze pot mum. 
